ammunition
has definitions from the field of arms
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[ noun ] (arms) projectiles to be fired from a gun
Synonyms Used in print (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)The beaming rok was carrying a thirty caliber machine_gun ; another man lugged the tripod and a box of ammunition . Warren eased his rifle 's safety off and gently , slowly sneaked another clip of ammunition from one of the cloth bandoleers that marked the upper part of his body with an X . (Howard Fast, April Morning....)Someone said that while we were standing here and arguing about it , the_British would be gone ; but Cousin_Simmons said he had watched them marching west early in the morning , and moving at a much brisker pace it had still taken half an hour for their column to pass , what with the narrowness of the road and their baggage and ammunition carts . |
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[ noun ] any nuclear or chemical or biological material that can be used as a weapon of mass destruction
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[ noun ] information that can be used to attack or defend a claim or argument or viewpoint
Examples "his admission provided ammunition for his critics" Related terms |
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